Armour Institute of Technology - Cycle Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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I.inon, Zwinlcr Scott, Peterson, Hushes OFFICERS John O. Larson John C. Scott PreiiJent Secretary Gordon A. Zwisslcr Ray. A. Peterson Vice-PretiJent Treaiurtr I. Murray Hughes Social Chairman SOPHOMORES With the summer of 1934 coming into view, we stop to relax and to look back on one of the hardest of the four school years. Upon entering on our work in the sopho- more year it was much different than when we entered the year previous. Instead of be- ing timid as we were in our freshman year, we came back with that spirit which all sophomores have, the determination to suc- ceed. We accomplished what had been con- templated for some time; we made the fresh- men wear green hats. The green hats brought out the college spirit at Armour to a large extent. It was the duty of the Sophomores to see that the freshmen wore the hats. This we did with a great deal of zeal. In fact, we were so zealous that the green hat idea was abandoned after the Thanksgiving vacation. This was to save the freshmen from being completely annihilated. It was much different entering school as a sophomore. We saw things differently, we acted differently, we had a new feeling of confidence about us which we knew would be hard to beat. Although we did not fully real- ize it at the time the year started, this feeling of confidence was to be sorely tried by the difficult subjects in the sophomore program. We, as individuals, had to work very hard to keep abreast of our fellow students. In our freshman year we started in as strangers but in our sophomore year all this was different. We had our friendships which had started the year before. These friendships were a great benefit to us all through the year. With the progress of our sophomore year we began to find that where there were more people more things were discovered. So it was with us, and instead of playing the game of solitaire, we found a feeling of mutual interest which we feel sure will stay with us for many years to come. Although many of our class were players on varsity squads in their first year, the second year brought forth an even larger number of varsity candidates and regulars. In the inter-class events such as track, baseball, and basketball our class teams did their best against older and more experienced players. As freshmen we painted the school green and in general defied all the other classes. As sophomores the shoe was on the other foot. We found it necessary to discipline the freshman class for the appear- ance of too much green about the school. At our first sophomore class meeting we inaugu- rated the idea of having a sophomore class jacket which would be worn the remaining years in school. This would be a substitute for the senior jacket which could be worn only a few months. With this also came the Sixty-iccen

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Stocking, Curran, G. NcWon, Olson, Bristol, Morrison Biegler, Marow, Wheaton, Zibblc, Cannon, Scar!, O'Connor ccivcd memberships in the honorary societies, and executive positions in the various organ- izations and publications. Many have re- ceived athletic awards. Soon the members of the class will have the management of all the outside activities in their hands, and past performances show that they will be well handled. Three years have passed and have made great changes in our class. We entered, what now seems a short time ago, green freshmen who knew little of college life, its works and its pleasures. Now we arc the leaders who must carry on the traditions of the school and help prepare the lower-classmen to fill our places when we too are gone. We have been tried and tested, and those who remain feel that we are fitted to follow the engi- neering profession with a high degree of success. Soon we will be leaving but until then we intend to enjoy one more year of life at Armour. We know that this last year will be even greater than those which have just passed. Slxly-six Potash, Kcttlcstrings, B. Jones, Bernstein. Lester. Bolton, Trzyna Grakavac, Thomsen, Leonas, West, Edgrcn, N. Maurer, Rigoni

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Bcrgquist, Dworsky, Styrsky, Rehling, Knabc, Savidis, Fogle, Wolniak D. Stevens, Doudera, Penzel. Nylen, Petters, Galandak. McMullen, Vormiltag Tallitsch, Zwisder, Bottelson. Olufsen, Ramotowski, Braucr. Ikenn, McGrath question of standardized class jewelry. These matters were thrashed out thoroughly and to the satisfaction of the majority of the class. As will be found in every engineering cur- riculum, there is little time for social life and activities. In spite of this, however, we knew that an extra-curricular activity should be in everyone’s program. With this in view we entered into a very successful year of outside activities. The class was represented in every field; News, Cycle, Engineer, Orchestra, and varsity sports. Our first taste of social life at the Institute was the Freshman Handshake, where amid cider and doughnuts we had our first view of what the rest of the school looked like. We found there a feeling of welcome which we certainly appreciated. In our sophomore year, however, our big event was the Freshman-Sophomore Dance, which everyone agreed was a big success. By do- ing this we upheld the tradition of the en- tering class as well as further advancing the O. Nelson, Parsons, U'aldcmann, Muck, Schmidt, Gam, Wichlacz, Docdc, Collins. W. Flcig, Hoffman, Quaylc Norris, Francis. Wicting, Christensen, Land, Gruca, W. Gray, Endert, Viehe-Nacss. Rice. Wasylciw, J. Meyer Pattison, Freircich, Breh. Knaus, Howell, Luce, Majercik, Rootberg, Strazz, Kaplan, Edmunds, Ramirez Stein, Bcjcck, Lischcr, Van Scoyoc, Cordcs, J. Larson, R. Johnson, Scott, Micczkowski. D. Fleig, Linden, F. L. Smith Sixty-fight